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if this goes on don t panic science fiction fantasy progressive politics toggle navigation about episodes all episodes categories audio column general archives 2026 june may april march february january 2025 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2024 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2023 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2022 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2021 november october september august july june may april march february january 2020 december november october september august july june may april march february january preview mode links will not work in preview mode if this goes on don t panic is a podcast about hope and resistance in science fiction and fantasy cohosts alan bailey cat rambo diane morrison and graeme barber interview a diverse breadth of writers editors activists gamers and various other members of the science fiction and fantasy community past guests include charlie stross p djeli clark bill campbell tobius buckell cadwell turnbull james morrow malka older ellen datlow the rainseekers with matt kressel jun 11 2026 in this episode alan and cat talk to software developer and award nominated writer matthew kressel they discuss writing with authenticity writing unfamiliar cultures dungeons and dragons what writers can take from rpgs matt s new novels spacetrucker jess and the rainseekers ai plagiarism and much more you can read more i ll make a spectacle of you with beatrice winifred iker may 12 2026 in this episode alan and cat talk to poet podcaster author and tarot reader beatrice winifred iker they discuss religion horror and religion queerness writing neurodiverse characters appalachia organizing complicated plots mothman perfume recommendations and much more you can find beatrice and their books read more castoff with brandon crilly apr 7 2026 in this episode alan talks to writer and educator brandon crilly they discuss the challenges in con running religion alien gods characters with major personality shifts magic historical cycles hopepunk messages in fiction and much more you can find brandon crilly and his books here read more speculative whiteness part 5 this snowflake is an avalanche with dr jordan caroll mar 16 2026 in the fifth part of this column we flip the script and discuss how writers can pursue equity in their writing how to deal with problematic creators and how dr carroll deals with the toxicity of reading alt right works and authors who are examples of anti fascist writing you can purhase speualtive whiteness read more horror bugge with premee mohamed feb 24 2026 in this episode alan talks to writer premee mohamed they discuss imposter syndrome awards being caegorized as horror the state of the horror genre stephen king the correlation between social media and sales quicksand premee s favorite ink audience questions and much more you can find premee mohamed and her read more about the podcast bringing hope to the world through speculative fiction interviews with science fiction and fantasy writers gamers creators and activists close share this episode cancel private premium login login email password having trouble logging in login close close 2025